Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Alternative combination: Ostrea osiris
Belongs to Ostrea (Ostrea) according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983
Sister taxa: Ostrea (Ostrea) arrosis, Ostrea (Ostrea) atwoodii, Ostrea (Ostrea) bataviana, Ostrea (Ostrea) bomasensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) djuvanaensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) duvali, Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides, Ostrea (Ostrea) njalindungensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) paulucciae, Ostrea (Ostrea) podagrina, Ostrea (Ostrea) promensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) puruensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) spolongensis, Ostrea (Ostrea) subdigitalina, Ostrea (Ostrea) tegalensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Western Desert, Egypt (Paleocene to Paleocene of Egypt)
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